Work : Duo Sonata for Clarinet and Bass Clarinet
Composer : Gunther Schuller https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunther_Schuller
Difficulty Ranking : VI
Publisher : Associated Music Publishers
Year Published : 1976
Instrumentation : 1 Bb Clarinet and 1 Bass Clarinet
Potential Pedagogical Applications : Intonation (bass clarinet and Bb clarinet), articulation and phrase matching, wide leaps, passage work, frequent accidentals, metric shifts, extensive range, solo passages
Sample Recording : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBAsmu14hig
Where to Purchase Sheet Music : http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/duo-sonata-sheet-music/3137094
Annotation : One of the few duos written specifically for Bb and Bass Clarinets, this Duo Sonata by Schuler is intended for professional level players, both technically and musically. Though the work doesn’t explore extended techniques as others composed during this time do, it makes up for that through its complex rhythms and challenging interwoven parts. Both the Bb and bass clarinet utilize the range of the instruments to F4.
